Study: Snack Tax May be More Effective than a Sugary Drink Tax to Tackle Obesity

Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Taxing confectionery, biscuits, and cakes to control obesity (free) AND

Commentaries: Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – The BMJ (free) AND What next for fiscal interventions to prevent obesity? – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Taxing sugary foods would cut prevalence of obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)

Related: Fiscal policies for diet and the prevention of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free) AND  The Lancet taskforce on NCDs and economics (free series and commentaries) To improve global health, tax the things that are killing us – Financial Times (free policies, articles and commentaries) AND Reducing cardiovascular disease burden through targeted dietary policies (free study and commentaries) AND Fiscal policies for the prevention of diseases (free study and commentary) AND The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities (free)